jschultz3
Contributor
I received this email from a physician and have never heard this before. Can someone please advise me if this is a correct statement.
-A potential issue that might be on the horizon in terms of "down coding" our US exams (93970, 93971). Essentially, the words "Duplex" and "Doppler" are NO LONGER interchangeable (from a billing perspective). The "Duplex" exam is considered (coding-wise) as the "all inclusive" exam, while the "Doppler" exam is more limited. The danger is that we could have our claim either rejected or down-coded.-
-A potential issue that might be on the horizon in terms of "down coding" our US exams (93970, 93971). Essentially, the words "Duplex" and "Doppler" are NO LONGER interchangeable (from a billing perspective). The "Duplex" exam is considered (coding-wise) as the "all inclusive" exam, while the "Doppler" exam is more limited. The danger is that we could have our claim either rejected or down-coded.-